Self-categorization, affective commitment and group self-esteem as distinct aspects of social identity in the organization

• Published in: British journal of social psychology Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 555 - 577
• Main Authors: Bergami, Massimo, Bagozzi, Richard P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2000; British Psychological Society
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Citizenship; Cognition; Emotions; Female; Food Services; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Group dynamics; Group identification; Group Identity; Group theory; Humans; Italy; Korea; Male; Organizational Affiliation; Organizational Commitment; Organizational Structure; Organizations; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics. Sociometry; Self Concept; Self Esteem; Selfesteem; Social Identification; Social Identity; Social psychology; South Korea; Stereotyping; Work Organization; Workers; Italy; Human; Affect affectivity; Italian; Foreign language version; Discriminant validity; Evaluation scale; Social group; Korean; Projective identification; Psychometrics; Stereotype; Personality; Social belonging; Enterprise organization; Social cognition; Convergent validity; Self esteem; Self concept; Categorization; Social identity

The purpose of this study is to distinguish between cognitive, affective and evaluative components of social identity in the organization and to show how the components instigate behaviours that benefit in‐group members. A new scale for measuring cognitive organizational identification (i.e. self‐ca...